Archive for February 2015

Japanese design has always fascinated people around the world. It is subtle, yet impactful, mysterious yet clear. Based primarily on the concepts of Zen, the Japanese design principles are often more philosophical than physical. They also place a great priority on imperfection and stillness. The following are 7 Japanese design principles from Garr Reynold’s blog(accessible here …

Good design is elusive. It morphs and changes from culture to culture, time to time and place to place. However, the presence of good design awards points to the idea that there is a universally agreed sort of design excellence. I personally think that these design awards represent a snapshot of what is considered good design …

The radio documentary about Richard Buckminister Fuller and his visions for a sustainable, efficient world was exactly as I expected. In my previous post about sustainability, I mentioned that sustainability was about being efficient in usage, as well as being innovated in creation. Fuller is the avatar of those ideals. Although his predictions and inventions …

At the end of the event, I gained a warm, fuzzy feeling that the world is kinda-sorta okay again. Without much ado, here are the pictures of the event, as curated by me. (Sorry for some grainy photos, I didn’t have my camera on me ):) All in all, I loved the experience greatly!

After watching the documentary, I feel that the people living in Lagos are an extremely resourceful group of people, and all this is driven by strong needs. As the saying goes, “There is no greater driver of technology than war”, and at it’s core essence, these Nigerians are essentially fighting a war for existence. Their technology …